THE BUZZ: EMILY IS AN ALL-AROUND ATHLETE WITH A COMPLETE GAME. SHE IS AMAZINGLY VERSATILE. SHE PITCHES WITH GREAT SKILL FOR HER HIGH SCHOOL TEAM AND IS THE PRIMARY SHORTSTOP FOR SHORELINE STING 18U. EMILY PITCHES, AS WELL, DURING THE SUMMER AND FEATURES A “COMMAND AND CONTROL” STYLE WITH GREAT ACCURACY. SHE MIXES A FASTBALL, CURVE, CHANGE-UP AND SCREW BALL. SHE FEATURES GRIM DETERMINATION AT SHORTSTOP HANDLING EVERYTHING LATERALLY AND IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HOLD HER GROUND AND STICK HER NOSE IN ON TAG PLAYS AT SECOND BASE. ALTHOUGH A SMALL PACKAGE, SHE IS A POWERFUL HITTER WITH GAP AND HOME RUN POWER. SHE RUNS THE BASES WELL AND HAS AN EXCELLENT OVERALL SOFTBALL ACUMEN. EMILY IS A TOP STUDENT IN THE CLASSROOM AND ON THE FIELD. SHE IS A GREAT TEAMMATE, WHO WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY COLLEGE PROGRAM.

“I HAVE NOT ONLY PLAYED, BUT TRUTHFULLY, LOVED SOFTBALL SINCE I WAS IN LITTLE LEAGUE. I STILL REMEMBER HOW EXCITED I WAS WHEN I FIRST DISCOVERED I HAD MADE THE 9/10 ALL-STAR TEAM; A GROUP THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY PLAY FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. I WAS ALWAYS THE YOUNGEST PLAYER ON MY TEAMS, WHICH FACED ME WITH STIFF COMPETITION, AND FORCED ME TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE (BOTH FIGURATIVELY AND LITERALLY). THOSE BUTTERFLIES THAT COME WITH PLAYING A GREAT GAME ARE SOMETHING I AM NOT READY TO GIVE UP. THIS LOVE OF THE SPORT, AND ALL THAT COMES WITH IT, ARE WHY I CONTINUE TO WORK AND TRY TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF PLAYING COLLEGIATE SOFTBALL” – EMILY NELSON